Soldato
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If I was going to make a change to football I would make a change to the red card rule.
A red card destroys the game in my opinion. In the modern game it is rare for the team down to 10 to get anything out of the game.
What should happen then?
So given a red card situation:
1. The player getting sent off should be substituted. Using up one of the sub allocation.
This keeps the game at 11 vs 11 which keeps the spectacle and sporting factor and doesn't penalise the entire team due to the actions of one player or a poor decision.
Imagine a big game like a Champions League final getting sent off for something soft, you ruin the game, the spectacle all the effort to get that far and all the fans money they paid to come and be entertained.
2. If the red card offence is particularly bad then yes the player should be sent off and the team should go down by 1 number.
In the Roman army when it came to discipline they would punish everyone for the actions of individuals. This would really make the individual feel bad and they would have the whole club come down upon them after the game.
Alternatively to the above, you could have 3 yellows to get a red.
You can get a straight red if it is a bad action but I feel red cards spoil the game so they need to balance this out more.
A red card destroys the game in my opinion. In the modern game it is rare for the team down to 10 to get anything out of the game.
What should happen then?
So given a red card situation:
1. The player getting sent off should be substituted. Using up one of the sub allocation.
This keeps the game at 11 vs 11 which keeps the spectacle and sporting factor and doesn't penalise the entire team due to the actions of one player or a poor decision.
Imagine a big game like a Champions League final getting sent off for something soft, you ruin the game, the spectacle all the effort to get that far and all the fans money they paid to come and be entertained.
2. If the red card offence is particularly bad then yes the player should be sent off and the team should go down by 1 number.
In the Roman army when it came to discipline they would punish everyone for the actions of individuals. This would really make the individual feel bad and they would have the whole club come down upon them after the game.
Alternatively to the above, you could have 3 yellows to get a red.
You can get a straight red if it is a bad action but I feel red cards spoil the game so they need to balance this out more.